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Thu, Feb 02 2012 02:39AM
As we initiated the Microsoft and Yahoo! Search Alliance , we committed to offer each of our customers a quality transition towards the newly formed combined market place. For that reason, we are providing you on this blog with regular updates on the...
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Mon, Jan 30 2012 09:43AM
Microsoft Advertising is inviting brand marketers and advertising agencies from across 30 countries to submit their most creative and innovative ideas to help drive a brand or nonprofit organization’s story forward. Right in time for TV and movie...
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Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:00AM
While scrolling through my Facebook feed last night, I ran across a shared link from a friend highlighting a Technorati article by Andrew Froehlich, Bing: The New King of Search .* Needless to say, I felt compelled to click through… having watched...
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Thu, Jan 26 2012 04:12AM
Every once in a while I do wonder if I shouldn’t be doing something a little bit more, well useful with my life. Don’t you? Perhaps I should get my driving license, buy a race car and get on with it but seriously: this isn’t midlife...
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Wed, Jan 25 2012 03:42PM
Growing up, I always knew I wanted to work in advertising. There was something so exciting and alluring about creating an ad that made people actually feel something. I had to be a part of that. I imagined myself creating one of those brilliant spots...
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Tue, Jan 24 2012 09:00AM
If you’re a small business owner new to the world of online advertising, you may be a bit overwhelmed by all the of the options and features that are available to you. How can all of this help you sell your product or service? I won’t try...
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Tue, Jan 24 2012 03:02AM
Nick James is founder of Fresh Business Thinking , the leading website for small-to-medium size businesses in the UK. Over 55% of traffic to Nick’s websites comes from search engines pointing queries to top quality ideas and information making Nick...
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Mon, Jan 23 2012 09:30AM
Today, in recognition of the forthcoming Data Privacy Day on January 28th and in celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the Trustworthy Computing initiative at Microsoft, the Online Services Division (OSD) is unveiling its Online Privacy and Safety...
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Thu, Jan 19 2012 08:26AM
This week, amid the Hollywood glitz and glamour of Sundance, the world-renowned independent film festival in Park City, Utah, there is one incredible screening that I cannot wait to attend. A few months ago I announced the global launch of the ‘In...
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Thu, Jan 19 2012 07:22AM
As we mentioned in our Search Alliance announcement last week we want to let you know the latest news about and what you can expect in the UK and France over the coming weeks. One of these changes is that we’ve very recently released an improvement...
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Tue, Jan 17 2012 08:17AM
Since launching at the beginning of last November we’ve had a fantastic response to our new campaign for Hyundai Motor Co., the New Thinker’s Index . It’s a multi-screen, multi-market campaign that lets consumers discover and share how...
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Mon, Jan 16 2012 01:46AM
When the shops opened in England right after Christmas I noticed chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs were for sale. Now whilst these bunnies seemed a bit eager to me, acting ahead of seasonality in search is a good idea. With roughly a month to go until...
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Thu, Jan 12 2012 10:32AM
Having just returned from my first CES, I want to share some of my key observations from an advertising perspective. First and foremost, I was struck most by the incredible density of both brand clients and agency partners in attendance. Marketers and...
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Thu, Jan 12 2012 10:29AM
In another world several years and several media plans ago, I was in advertising sales. I began my stint working at my college newspaper (remember those?) entering hand-written insertion orders and frantically leafing through the daily edition to see...
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Mon, Jan 09 2012 03:22PM
As my post explained on Friday , although this was Microsoft’s last keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show, we wanted to re-affirm Microsoft Advertising ’s commitment to continue partnering with advertisers and agencies at the event, and...
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Fri, Jan 06 2012 10:52AM
It’s that time of year again, when thousands of technology aficionados descend on Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics show which starts on Monday. 2012 maybe the last year Microsoft has a booth and delivers a keynote speech, but as Frank...
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Wed, Jan 04 2012 04:50AM
Chances are that by now you’ve read one or more ‘end of year lists’. Our MSN team polled their readers and Bing looked at its search statistics to offer you an insight at what our audience has been looking for in 2011. Is there anything...
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Wed, Dec 28 2011 10:44AM
As the year draws to a close, I always make sure I take some time to reflect – usually on a plane or train travelling from one city to another – on Microsoft’s achievements both globally and here in Europe. This year, following Frank...
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Tue, Dec 27 2011 01:02PM
If you’re anything like me, you’re spending part of this week thinking about your resolutions for 2012. The usual suspects are on my list of personal goals - lose weight, exercise more, spend more time with my family - but given how stressors...
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Thu, Dec 22 2011 05:59AM
The open road means so much, to so many. To me, the thought of it brings back nostalgic memories of cross country trips with my family, road trips with friends to see bands play, and summer camping trips in our national parks. Chevrolet wanted people...